Trainer John Thompson is convinced Flying Embers has the potential to continue working her way through the grades this preparation and is hopeful the three-year-old filly can land her first city success at Canterbury on Monday. The daughter of Shalaa broke her maiden at Newcastle at her fourth career start in October… Read More »
Jett Stanley could not have wished for a better way to end his apprenticeship than to ride a Stakes winner for the Australia’s First Lady of Racing. Stanley guided The Instructor home in the Listed Hareeba Stakes (1200m) at Mornington on Saturday for the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable. Leading throughout, The… Read More »
Another trip to Brisbane is on the cards for six-year-old Mazu after he took out the Group 3 Hall Mark Stakes at Randwick for the second-straight year. With star Melbourne-based jockey Jamie Melham reuniting with the gelding in Saturday’s 1200m race, Mazu ($4.40) was able to settle just behind the lead… Read More »
Bankers Choice has secured a berth in the Caulfield Cup with a fighting win at Mornington. A ballot exemption was up for grabs in the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) in October for the winner of Saturday’s Listed Mornington Cup over the same journey. Bankers Choice provided his trainer Glen Thompson with… Read More »
Retired Everest winner Bella Nipotina won’t be there in October to defend her title but trainer Ciaron Maher has unearthed a potential replacement in scintillating All Aged Stakes winner Jimmysstar. The five-year-old has come of age this preparation, claiming the Oakleigh Plate (1100m) first-up and adding a second major in Saturday’s final… Read More »
Nepotism, a two-year-old colt with family links to the late champion Black Caviar, has stamped himself as a rising star in his own right with a last-to-first Group 1 win in the Champagne Stakes at Randwick. Backing up an impressive win in the recent Group 3 Baillieu (1400m), the Michael,… Read More »
Read what the jockeys and winning trainer had to say about their horses in the G1 All Aged Stakes at Randwick on 19/4/2025. Winning Trainer On the horse: “He is such a ripper. This prep, he has come out this time with the Oakleigh Plate and his next two runs… Read More »
Champion trainer Chris Waller is likely to chase a second win in the Australasian Oaks after Movin Out registered her maiden Australian win at Mornington. Movin Out was explosive as she rounded up the opposition to take out the Mornington Guineas (1600m) on Saturday. Sent out the $4.40 favourite under Ben Melham,… Read More »
Read what the jockeys and winning trainer had to say about their horses in the G1 Champagne Stakes at Randwick on 19/4/2025. Winning Trainer: Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes (Michael speaking) On the winner: “He’s just a proper horse. When he was at the back and when they were running… Read More »
Aidan O’Brien has shared insight into training his latest exceptional talent, describing Australian import Storm Boy as an ‘absolute freak’ of a sprinter. Now based at Ballydoyle and under O’Brien’s care, Storm Boy has been immediately aimed at Group 1 glory at Royal Ascot following his impressive form in Australia…. Read More »
A Queensland Derby campaign awaits improving Tulloch Lodge three-year-old Shangri La Spring after he led throughout to claim the Frank Packer Plate at Randwick. Adrian Bott revealed he and training partner Gai Waterhouse had initially hoped to pursue an ATC Australian Derby (2400m) tilt with the colt but the timing didn’t… Read More »
The David Brideoake and Matt Jenkins stable is already looking towards the spring after the win of Prestige Snitzel at Mornington. Victory in the Mornington Sires (1200m) on Saturday was Prestige Snitzel’s maiden victory, but Brideoake has high hopes for the filly. Already Stakes placed after running second at Flemington in the… Read More »
Star hoop Craig Williams made it a memorable Good Friday at Echuca, securing a feature race double by piloting Midwest to victory in the $500,000 Country Discovery. Run over 1000 metres this year, the sprint was a target for Midwest according to Williams, and the Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained galloper… Read More »
Racing Victoria has joined forces with Country Racing Victoria and Southside Racing to present a $140,000 donation to this year’s Good Friday Appeal, reinforcing the industry’s support for the Royal Children’s Hospital. The contribution, confirmed on Friday, brings the combined total raised by RV and CRV for the Appeal over… Read More »
The Barry Lockwood trained Give Me Space has been marked up as the horse to beat in the Listed Daybreak Lover at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The lightly raced three-year-old has earned that respect having won three times, finished second twice and third once in his six starts in a… Read More »
The Tony Gollan trained Group 1 winner Antino will fly the Queensland flag when he resumes in the Group 1 All Aged Stakes over 1400m at Randwick on Saturday. Apart from Antino’s last start result when on an international mission in Hong Kong back in December … you can simply… Read More »
A small field and a positive draw are what trainer James Cummings is banking on for a return to winning form with Thames. The Godolphin filly heads to Mornington on Saturday to contest the No Fuss Event Hire Handicap (1200m), her fourth start for the campaign. Thames has performed solidly in… Read More »
Superbly bred colt State Visit has shown enormous promise in just a handful of runs and will be bidding to convert that into Group One success in the Champagne Stakes at Randwick. By hot stallion Wootton Bassett, whose progeny includes Canterbury Stakes winner Royal Patronage and Golden Slipper runner-up Wodeton, State… Read More »
Chris Waller isn’t reading too much into Joliestar’s defeat as favourite in the T J Smith Stakes, adamant the mare is going well enough to make amends at Randwick. Joliestar finished ninth, beaten two lengths by Saturday’s All Aged Stakes (1400m) rival Briasa, after jockey Damian Lane was left with little option… Read More »
It only seems like yesterday that Billy Egan was partnering Young Werther to the gelding’s second ever career win. That win at Flemington was 22 months ago, and Egan was then associated with the Danny O’Brien-trained galloper in Young Werther’s next four starts. Egan reunites with Young Werther in the Listed Mornington… Read More »
